Performance · Production
Fernando Saunders
Detroit, United States
Fernando Saunders is credited on 564 releases across 167 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
564
Pressings credited
167
Albums
6
Decades active
164
In collections
Biography
Fernando Saunders (born 17 January 1957) is an American musician, singer and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He is perhaps best known for his longtime partnership with rock musician Lou Reed, from 1982 to 1987 and again from 1996 to 2008.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
564 releases · 167 albums · active 1975–2025
- Performance · 1,223
- Production · 79
- Other credits · 53
- Engineering · 9
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Scorpio Sound · Soundmixers, New York City · Devonshire Studios · Red Gate Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Live
1977

The Blue Mask
1982

New Sensations
1984

Set The Twilight Reeling
1996

Mistrial
1986

Legendary Hearts
1983

Best Shots
1989

Ecstasy
2000

Wide Awake In Dreamland
1988

Electric Guitarist
1978

Melodies
1977

Greatest Hits
2005
![I Can't Give Everything Away [2002–2016], credited to Fernando Saunders](https://i.discogs.com/1-PjRM_SRxsTePtsdKVM9Cb5vdlu5IdEc022lYrelPM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:589/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM1MDQ0/OTg1LTE3NTc3MjEw/MzMtNzA0OC5wbmc.jpeg)
I Can't Give Everything Away [2002–2016]
2025

The Raven
2003

Insides Out
1975

Blind To Reason
1988

Best Shots
1987

Live In Italy
1984

Electric Dreams
1979

Oh, Yeah?
1976
Collections
2006

Perfect Night Live In London
1998

Beckology
1992

Between Thought And Expression (The Lou Reed Anthology)
1992
Frequent collaborators
- Lou Reed
- Various
- Marianne Faithfull
- Kip Hanrahan
- Gavin Friday
- Special EFX
- Bohannon
- Jan Hammer Group
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